# Accident 20110829020079A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Monette, AR, August 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2011, 04:55 local time
- Place: Monette, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.9050° N, 90.3367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9050&lon=-90.3367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48378-2015-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA610) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829020079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON AUGUST 29, 2011, AT 1655 CDT, A GRUMMAN G-164A, N48378, REGISTERED TOTRI-AIR LLC, LOST ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN COTTON FIELD AFTER TAKEOFF, AT MONETTE, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MONETTE, ARKANSAS, ON AUGUST 29, 2011, AT 1655 CDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11LA610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA610), Aug 29, 2011: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N48378), Monette, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the throttle cable in tensile overstress because of wear damage, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.